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    CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture Terry Bonner ADJ/235 February 11th‚ 2014 Yolanda White Johnson‚ Ph.D. CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture 1 CheckPoint: The Correctional Subculture Respect‚ professional manner‚ consistency‚ integrity‚ honesty and non bias to the incarcerated is expected from a correctional officer. However‚ in the correctional subculture unethical behavior is evident. Correctional officers hold a status

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    of Corrections Officers CRJ303: Corrections January 12‚ 2015 The role of a correctional officers‚ also known as detention officers play a very vital role when it comes to their duties inside the penitentiary or in a detention home. The Department of Corrections is an agency of the United State government that have been around for many of centuries. The correctional officers and the prison administration are an essential piece to our Justice System. The correctional officers has the power

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    Page 1 Correctional System and the Rehabilitating Offenders Page 2 The correctional system has a way of punishing offenders in this country unlike in different countries where you might get a harsher punishment for a crime that might seem more‚ petty and a lesser punishment for a crime that one would consider more of a harsher crime. In our system however

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    Abstract This paper will discuss the elements debate between the effectiveness of punishment and rehabilitation. The Punishment model basically moves for offenders to stay imprisoned for lengthy periods of time to reduce recidivism. There are questions to whether or not this model is effective and studies show that most offenders who stay in jail and prisons for a long period of time tend to recidivate and commit other crimes. The Rehabilitation model seeks for reformation of the offender by

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    learning involve understanding the value‚ beliefs and assumptions people hold about why the occur and effective ways to intervene for less effective behaviour‚ Sharon ultimate objective is to ensure that effective services are delivered for community that uses the centre in accordance with the organisation policies and procedure. To be effective‚ Sharon need to challenge the organisation policies‚ Sharon need to focus on the relationship between the staff‚ service users‚ the tasks to meet the organisation

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    I read about the exercise of discretion and it caught my attention because it is a quality that one as a teacher uses in the classroom every day. As there is so much one to one interactivity with the students‚ a teacher must be discreet about what one hears and use judgement about how they are to teach the students. Discretion is also used in deciding what materials and teaching direction will be taught‚ given the wide variety of resources there are and all the different regulations from either districts

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    WIN – WIN OUTCOME UNDER Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Prepared by: Yohannes Tesfaye Keleta ID. No. CLG/UD/0109/01 E-mail yohannestesfaye42@yahoo.com Advisor: Zelalem Debebe Submitted:- In fulfillment of the requirements for the L.L.B. Degree at the Faculty of LAW Mekele University November‚ 2013 Acknowledgement I would‚ whole heartedly‚ thank Librarians Behailu‚ Shewaye‚ Zelalem and all staff members at Addis Ababa Law

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    Why is correctional counseling important? It is important to assure that criminals still get the best help possible‚ counselors do not only advise and mentor them‚ but also help them live a normal life after being released from prison‚ jail‚ private corrections‚ or juvenile facilities. Without correctional counselors‚ offenders would not know how to change to be successful in society and they would struggle rehabilitation or relapse soon after being released. Many would be jobless‚ possibly homeless

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    Roles of Corrections Officers Keli Tomlinson Ashford University Corrections CRJ 303 Karyn Goldmeier September 19‚ 2014 Roles of Corrections Officers Many people view correctional officer‚ or COs‚ as the backbone to corrections. Besides managing inmates 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week‚ usually divided up working 12 hour shifts‚ their upmost important role is to maintain a safe and secure environment for both staff and inmates. Correctional officers have one of the hardest and most challenging jobs

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    Probation officer jobs involve providing supervision to persons who have been placed on probation by the courts. Many first time offenders who have been convicted of a crime are placed on probation rather than sentenced to a prison term. The goal of probation officers is to monitor the acidity of offenders so that they do not engage in any further criminal behavior. Probation officers provide this oversight by meeting regularly with the offender as well as family members. Rather than requiring offenders

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